Cade Matthew Marlowe (born June 24, 1997) is an American

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for the

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(MLB).

Amateur career

Marlowe attended Tiftarea Academy in Chula, Georgia, where he played baseball and batted .515 with 12 home runs, 35 RBIs, and 34 stolen bases as a senior in 2015. He went undrafted out of high school, and fulfilled his commitment to play

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at the

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. During the summer of 2018, he played in the

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for the Savannah Bananas. As a senior in 2019, he batted .389 with five home runs and 39 RBIs while setting a single season school record with 46 stolen bases. After the season, he was selected by the

in the 20th round of the

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Professional career

Marlowe signed with the Mariners and made his professional debut with the

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of the Low–A

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with whom he batted .301 with three home runs, thirty RBIs, and ten stolen bases over 62 games. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season. He began the 2021 season with the

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of the

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before he was promoted to Everett (now members of the

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) where he earned Player of the Month honors for July. He also played in one game for the Tacoma Rainers of the

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at the end of the season. Over 106 games between the three teams, he slashed .275/.368/.566 with 26 home runs, 107 RBIs, 25 doubles and 25 stolen bases. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the High-A West. The Mariners also named him their Ken Griffey Jr. Minor League Hitter of the Year. He was assigned to the

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of the Double-A

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to begin the 2022 season.He was promoted to Tacoma at the season's end. Over 133 games between the two teams, he slashed .287/.377/.487 with 23 home runs, 102 RBIs, and 42 stolen bases. On November 15, 2022, the Mariners selected Marlowe's contract and added him to the

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to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Marlowe was optioned to Tacoma to begin the 2023 season. In 69 games for Tacoma, he batted .255/.332/.461 with 11 home runs, 47 RBI, and 25 stolen bases. On July 20, 2023, Marlowe was promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to

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. He made his MLB debut that night as the starting left fielder against the Minnesota Twins; in the game, he went 0–for–3 with a walk. On August 3, Marlowe hit his second MLB home run, a 405-foot go-ahead grand slam in the top of the ninth inning against

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closer Carlos Estevez, giving the Mariners a 5–3 win. He became the first Mariners player to hit a go-ahead grand slam while trailing in the ninth inning or later since

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on September 19, 2005, against the Blue Jays.

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